Vocab Info

N1 Adverb, と-adverb, な-adjective

ずるずるsound or act of dragging, slowly slipping or drawing back, slithering, loose, lax, inconclusive, trailingly, dragging on, slurping, sniffling

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    1. Adverb, と-adverb

      1. 1.

        (dragging a large or heavy item) slowly

        Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
      2. 2.

        (falling) little by little, (slipping) gradually, (drawing back) slowly, with a slither

        Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
      3. 3.

        on and on, while putting off, slovenly, interminably

        Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
      4. 4.

        with a slurp, with a sniffle

        Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
    2. な-adjective

      1. 5.

        loose, lax, inconclusive, unresolved

        Onomatopoeic or mimetic word

    All Forms

    ずるずるズルズルづるづる

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      スープをずるずる()むのは下品(げひん)です。

      Slurping soup is considered bad manners.

      • N1

      告白(こくはく)返事(へんじ)ずるずる()()ばすのは失礼(しつれい)だ。

      Dragging out your reply to a confession is just plain rude.

      • N1

      ()せたのでズボンがずるずる()ちるようになりました。

      Since I lost weight, my pants have started to slip down.

      • N1

      ずっと鼻水(はなみず)ずるずる(すす)()げているなんて…(きたな)いにも(ほど)がある。

      Sniffling constantly like that… there's a limit to how gross one can be.

      • N1

      (ゆき)斜面(しゃめん)をそりでずるずる(すべ)()ちていたら途中(とちゅう)(ころ)んでしまいました。

      I was slowly sliding down the snowy slope on a sled when I wiped out halfway down.

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